Nur ul Idah
Classical Manual of Hanafi Fiqh with supporting evidences
Imam Hasan ibn ‘Ammar ibn ‘Ali, al-Shurunbulali
Required reading for all serious students of Islamic Jurisprudence
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Some counted his teachers as four thousand within the ranks of the Tabi’een. Among them Hadrat al-Laith ibn Sa’d and Hadrat Malik ibn Anas, the Imam of Dar al-Hijra as mentioned by Daraqutni (al-Khairat al-Hisan, 23).
The author of al-Khairat al-Hisan collected information from books of biographies and cited the names of the Sahaba whom it is reported that the Imam has transmitted ahadith from. He counted them as sixteen of the Sahaba. They are:
Read more: Upholding the Opinion that Imam Abu Hanifah was one of the Tabi’een
The book Qamus al-Alam states: Al-Imam al-A’zam Abu Hanifah’s name was Nu’man. His father’s name was Thabit. His grandfather’s name was Nu’man, too. He was the first of the four great imams of the Ahl as-Sunnah. ‘Imam’ means ‘profoundly learned scholar.’ He was one of the main pillars of the brilliant religion of Nabi Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam). He was a descendant of a Persian notable. His grandfather had embraced Islam. He was born in Kufa in 80 (698 AD). He was born early enough to see Hadrats ‘Anas ibn Malik, ‘Abdullah ibn Abi Awfa, Sahl ibn Sad as-Sa’idi and Abul-Fadl Amir ibn Wasila, four Sahabi (radiyallahu ta’ala anhum). He learned ‘Ilm al-fiqh from Hammad ibn Abi Sulaiman. He enjoyed the companionship of many notables of the Tabi’een, and of Hadrat Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (radiyallahu ‘anh) [1]. He memorized innumerable Hadiths. He was brought up so as to become a great judge, but he became an Imam al-Madhhab [Mujtahid fil-Madhhab]. He had a superior, and amazingly keen intellect. In ‘Ilm al-fiqh, he attained an unequalled grade in a very short time. [2] His name and fame became worldwide.